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Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN

Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Knoxville, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 14

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2066

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,085 head

▲ 481 vs last sale 604▲ 261 vs year ago 824 · +31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 91▼ 5 vs year ago 94 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 43▼ 1 vs year ago 35 · −2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 25.00 lower, with decline in prices due in part to the recent downturn in the futures market. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high-quality offerings noted and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.78/cwt on 69 head, up $1.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.40 against this barn's trailing median of $445.38.

Average price

$446.78

▲ 1.70 vs prior sale

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs TN average

+7.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	447.17	2,437	68
Medium and Large 2	515	420.00	2,163	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.17/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

446.78

—

TN average15 barns · 737 hd

440.82

+5.96

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+7.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.38

+1.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $355.08, median $445.38 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,761	225.20	3,967	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	192.08	2,849	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	190.48	2,334	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	170.82	1,920	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,558	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,591	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	515.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,931	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	504.88/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,151	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	469.95/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,256	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,046	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	446.51/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,308	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	475.83/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,498	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	425.20/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,424	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	587	436.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,560	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	436.93/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,709	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	381.43/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,399	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	368.09/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,488	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	363.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,568	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	352.06/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,683	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	792	366.92/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,906	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,703	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	905	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,941	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Value Added	950	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,993	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	952	320.14/cwt	320.00–327.50	3,048	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	492.32/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,575	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	328	443.50/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,455	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	444.22/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,652	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	431.92/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,836	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	407.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,784	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	449.01/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,070	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	422.72/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,987	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	423.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,214	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	394.72/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,068	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	390.20/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,224	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	374.17/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,185	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	351.03/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,197	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	336.12/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,262	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,241	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,433	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,557	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	328.76/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,663	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	527.08/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,713	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	519.33/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,932	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,776	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	462.99/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,949	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	426.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,835	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,901	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	428.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,017	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,839	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	416.34/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,157	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	388.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,039	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	559	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,040	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	389.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,238	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	362.00/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,212	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	349.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,342	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	307.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,338	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	226.25/cwt	219.00–237.00	3,808	12
Bulls	—	—	1,690	241.25/cwt	240.00–243.00	4,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,756	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,310	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	4,944	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	172.51/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,994	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	188.32/cwt	179.00–198.00	2,290	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,140	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	206.05/cwt	202.00–209.00	2,611	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	207.15/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,962	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	189.07/cwt	176.50–199.00	2,825	20
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,591.47/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,591	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,558.38/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,952.45/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Tue Jul 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 604Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 91Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	443.50
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.58
2	400–450	438	400.00–415.00	407.37
1	650–700	695	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	485.00–500.00	492.32
18	350–400	372	430.00–460.00	444.22
22	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	431.92
29	450–500	470	415.00–435.00	422.72
28	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	394.72
31	550–600	584	360.00–380.00	374.17
14	600–650	626	340.00–365.00	351.03
2	650–700	673	332.50–340.00	336.12
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	805	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	445.00–450.00	449.01
20	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	423.28
13	550–600	570	385.00–395.00	390.20
2	700–750	700	347.50	347.50
69	750–800	762	335.50	335.50
4	800–850	810	325.00–330.00	328.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	442	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	525	375.00–395.00	388.45
4	550–600	559	360.00–370.00	364.92
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	527.08
11	350–400	372	495.00–535.00	519.33
25	400–450	421	440.00–505.00	462.99
15	450–500	471	420.00–440.00	428.21
19	500–550	518	405.00–450.00	416.34
12	550–600	575	380.00–400.00	389.14
28	600–650	611	350.00–395.00	362.00
6	650–700	670	340.00–370.00	349.52
2	750–800	760	300.00–315.00	307.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	465.00–475.00	469.97
3	400–450	430	420.00–435.00	426.71
2	450–500	497	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	515.00
7	400–450	426	495.00–515.00	504.88
4	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	469.95
18	500–550	517	425.00–460.00	446.51
21	550–600	570	410.00–430.00	425.20
9	600–650	629	360.00–410.00	381.43
11	650–700	676	365.00–380.00	368.09
6	750–800	762	341.00–360.00	352.06
1	950–1000	985	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	490	417.50	417.50
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	950–1000	950	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
20	500–550	525	465.00–485.00	475.83
9	550–600	587	435.00–445.00	436.10
35	600–650	620	420.00–447.50	436.93
8	700–750	706	360.00–370.00	363.75
48	750–800	792	365.00–367.00	366.92
6	800–850	807	335.00	335.00
57	850–900	870	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	905	325.00	325.00
56	950–1000	952	320.00–327.50	320.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,591.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,952.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	4,600.00	4,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,267	202.00–209.00	206.05
14	—	1,216	179.00–198.00	188.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,156	164.00–177.00	172.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	205.00–210.00	207.15
20	—	1,494	176.50–199.00	189.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,310	213.00–215.00	214.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	214.00	214.00
2	—	1,690	240.00–243.00	241.25
12	—	1,683	219.00–237.00	226.25

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.